PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: A week after doubling down on her support for Arizona's extreme 1901 ban on abortion, Lake is now trying to hide where she stands. Lake went on KTAR Tuesday where she claimed she was "confused" about the territorial abortion ban. The rest of Arizona knows all too well that this draconian territorial-era law is now the law of the land, and the judge reaffirmed that clearly. KTAR also reported Lake "didn't more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Less than a month until Election Day and Lake continues to associate with unpopular extremists instead of talking to voters she needs to win. Unlike some other GOP candidates who've tried wooing voters in the center, Lake has placed herself in the farthest right corner for her entire campaign. Now, Lake is joining Ted Cruz and Blake Masters for a campaign rally today in Queen Creek. And this weekend, for more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake is tripling down on her extreme and unpopular stance on abortion after an interview Tuesday where she claimed she was "confused" about the territorial abortion ban being law in Arizona. When asked in the radio interview whether she would support allowing abortion in cases of rape and incest -- both are illegal under the total abortion ban and the 15-week law she supports -- Lake refused to give more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 8 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2022: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 32 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio and more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 34 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio and more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 36 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio and more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Two weeks ago, Arizona women lost their right to an abortion -- and while Blake Masters hopes voters will forget his support for nationalizing Arizona's newly-reinstated abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest, Republican women are crossing the aisle to denounce Masters, calling his position "too extreme for Arizona." Yesterday, former Republican State Senator Heather Carter,  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: A week after doubling down on her support for Arizona's extreme 1901 ban on abortion, Lake is now trying to hide where she stands. Lake went on KTAR Tuesday where she claimed she was "confused" about the territorial abortion ban. The rest of Arizona knows all too well that this draconian territorial-era law is now the law of the land, and the judge reaffirmed that clearly. KTAR also reported Lake "didn't more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: After Gov. Brian Kemp's extreme, six-week abortion ban took effect and he's refused to rule out further restrictions, new reporting from FiveThirtyEight is highlighting just how important the Georgia governor's race will be when it comes to protecting women's reproductive freedom. The story notes that the only thing standing in the way of a complete abortion ban in Georgia is the governor's veto, esp more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 4 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Gov. Brian Kemp is facing scrutiny for his new TV ad attacking Stacey Abrams which darkened Abrams' skin. 11Alive reports that Abrams skin appears "noticeably darker" in the new Kemp ad and during Symone Sanders' MSNBC show, it was noted that this is the "GOP southern strategy politics in 2022." More from 11Alive: Darkened skin in anti-Abrams ad racially charged, 'pernicious,' political analyst says: more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: This week, the Democratic Party of Georgia is blanketing the state with three new television ads in the Secretary of State's race, running in the Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, and Columbus media markets. The ads highlight Brad Raffensperger's extreme record - including sponsoring one of Georgia's worst anti-choice bills and supporting one of the most restrictive new voting laws in the country in  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: This morning, Gwinnett County leaders held a press conference to raise alarm around the baseless, disruptive challenges to Georgians' eligibility to vote in the upcoming elections, which were dismissed last night after careful review by the Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections. The voter registration challenges -- filed in the state's most diverse county -- were enabled by Brian Kemp a more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: New polling from NARAL Pro-Choice America is showing that Georgians overwhelmingly oppose efforts to restrict reproductive freedom. By a 24-point margin, 62% of Georgians oppose Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans' six-week abortion ban - and 55% of Georgians strongly oppose the ban. With comments recently surfacing from Kemp opening the door to banning contraception, the poll shows that Georgian more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 6 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release: After new reporting exposed Christine Drazan for accepting $70,000 - including $20,000 just a few weeks ago - in campaign contributions from David Gore and his wife, "who bankrolled one of the main organizers of the Jan. 6 rally," the Democratic Party of Oregon is calling on Christine Drazan to immediately return the contributions. "Conservative megadonor" David Gore is "a major funder of the far-right Tea  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee has intervened to block a lawsuit filed by a Republican-affiliated plaintiff in Wisconsin. The DNC is acting to ensure that fully eligible voters whose absentee ballots are rejected have every available option to fix any issues and vote on or before Election Day. With voters already voting in Wisconsin, this lawsuit is aimed at changing the rules for this and future ele more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 7 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Don Bolduc was caught being dishonest about his record - again! This time, Bolduc was caught lying about how many debates he said he would do in the general election. On August 30, a week before Bolduc won the Republican Senate nomination, he did an interview on the Steak for Breakfast podcast and said, "I would like to have three debates" in the general election. Days later, Senator Has more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 6 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Virginia voters issued a warning to New Mexico voters as extreme Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin campaigns in New Mexico with GOP Nominee for Governor Mark Ronchetti. Youngkin is following through on "going on offense" to ban abortion in Virginia and the rest of the country, and his latest stop is with Mark "Opposes Abortion At All Stages" Ronchetti in New Mexico. When more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 5 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: Chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico Jessica Velasquez called on GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Ronchetti to release proposed language for his constitutional amendment to ban abortion. Ronchetti has run advertisements touting his constitutional amendment and frequently discussed it during public appearances. But during the gubernatorial debate last Friday, Ronchetti refused to reveal the l more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2022: * * * Following tonight's debate, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement. "Tonight's debate re-affirmed that Senator Ron Johnson has completely lost touch with Wisconsinites and there is only one person in this race who will serve Wisconsin: Mandela Barnes. "Ron Johnson is in Washington working for himself and his biggest donors-whether it's ta more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 5 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: Yesterday, Kris Kobach's out-of-state allies at the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) launched a deceptive attack ad full of lies in a last-ditch effort to save Kobach's failing campaign for Attorney General. This ad comes after an Emerson College poll showed that the race for Attorney General is essentially tied, and on the heels of Chris Mann's campaign launching their own ad more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 8 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2022: Today Marco Rubio helped introduce new legislation in the Senate to repeal the prescription drug price reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act, backing a plan that would raise millions of Florida seniors' health care costs. "Marco Rubio barely shows up for work, and when he does, he hurts Floridians by caving to his special interest donors. Rubio's campaigns have taken over a million dollars  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 7 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: With absentee ballots dropping next week, we thought it high time to remind voters the types of Republican Legislative Candidates they'll be seeing on their ballots this year. Alden Tonkay (HD 82) - According to a Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP) complaint filed by a local Helena Business, Tonkay wrote a bad $1,565 check to pay for printed materials in May. The check bounced for "Not Sufficient more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 3 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Georgia Democrats launched canvassing, phone banking, and other voter contact operations to engage and mobilize voters in support of Democratic candidates who will work to move Georgia in the right direction on gun safety and repeal Gov. Brian Kemp's extreme and dangerous gun agenda. Stacey Abrams, Shannon Watts, and Bob Christian, Democratic nominee for Georgia's 6th Congressional District, spoke to more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 5 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, the Kansas Reflector reported on new analysis from the National Journal revealing the struggles Derek Schmidt's "lackluster campaign" is facing, his "poor fundraising," and "failure to resonate" with members of his own party, according to a Republican strategist. Meanwhile, Governor Laura Kelly has focused on "kitchen-table issues like the economy and education." These insights come on the heels  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: An Arizona woman, Morgan Tucker, has written an opinion piece on her own difficult experience with pregnancy and abortion, and how Kari Lake's extreme stances would've made the life-saving procedure she needed illegal in Arizona. "I know first-hand how cruel and horrifying this law is for Arizona families after I had to travel hundreds of miles out-of-state for the abortion I needed. We deserve leaders w more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 6 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on former Vice President Mike Pence to cancel his scheduled fundraiser with Diego Morales on October 12 following a bombshell report of the secretary of state candidate being accused of sexually assaulting two women. Both women worked with Diego in Republican politic more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a recent story on CNN, Attorney General Miyares, a handpicked surrogate for Jen Kiggans, reaffirmed her support for a nationwide abortion ban. "Miyares said Kiggans has indicated she would support a 15-week ban." In a statement to the Virginia Scope two weeks ago, Jen Kiggans finally came clean and promised she would support a nationwide federal abortion ban in Congress. Early this year, Kiggans more PR

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Oct. 6 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Governor Laura Kelly took on Derek Schmidt in their third and final debate ahead of the November election. Governor Kelly highlighted her bipartisan, fiscally responsible record that has put Kansas back on track, while Derek Schmidt continued to lie about his own track record of standing behind Sam Brownback and the failed "tax experiment." "While Derek Schmidt stood with Sam Brownba more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 7 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Derek Schmidt held an event featuring some of former Governor Sam Brownback's biggest allies, including his former Lieutenant Governor, Jeff Colyer. Colyer defended the Brownback administration, claiming he and Brownback "fixed the pension problem" and "fixed the Medicaid problem." Colyer's claims are ludicrous. Brownback and Colyer cut state pension contributions to then use money from KPERS to try to fil more PR

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Oct. 6 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: During the Johnson County Bar Association Debate, Derek Schmidt once again took to lying to Kansans about his track record on public education because he knows his own track record of defending Sam Brownback's tax cuts to public education - and wasting $1.4 million taxpayer dollars in the process - doesn't hold up. "It's clear Derek Schmidt will say anything to get elected, and that apparently inclu more PR

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Oct. 6 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: At the Johnson County Bar Association Debate, Derek Schmidt once again promised he would not support Medicaid expansion in Kansas, despite its popularity, necessity and positive economic benefits. "Derek Schmidt thinks he knows better than the 8 out of 10 Kansans - that's Republicans, Democrats, and Independents - that want Medicaid expanded to increase access to health care, boost o more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 7 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas Republican Party launched a 25-stop bus tour in Topeka, headlined by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie, who unseated former Governor Sam Brownback as the least popular governor in the nation in 2017, is the latest divisive politician Derek Schmidt has brought to Kansas in an effort to distract from his own harmful record of underfunding schools and backing fiscal disasters. As t more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 4 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, Lieutenant Governor David Toland, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, school board members, educators, and education advocates held a press conference to condemn Derek Schmidt for his latest attack ad against Governor Laura Kelly. As was pointed out, Derek Schmidt not only stood behind Sam Brownback as his failed "tax experiment" kept our schools underfunded, but he defended Brownback's tax cuts  more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 8 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, Sarah Coats, a licensed social worker and DCF whistleblower during the Brownback administration, penned an op-ed in the Topeka Capital-Journal setting the record straight on Derek Schmidt's misleading comments on the foster care system under Governor Laura Kelly. As Coats points out, Schmidt served as Brownback's top defender on some of the state's "most tragic cases of abuse," and even argued t more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake has been having a rough time lately. There's been a deluge of bad press on everything from her doubling down on supporting the 1901 ban on abortion to hiring a convicted felon who plotted to kill an FBI informant. Lake has tried to deceive and distract with her Don't Ask Me Anything Tour, but press have seen right through it as the sham it is. "All these recent stories get to the truth of who K more PR

DODGE CITY, Kansas, Oct. 7 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Kansas Republican Party continued their last-ditch effort to save Derek Schmidt's flailing campaign for Governor - the "Back to Brownback" reunion tour - in Southwest Kansas, including stops in Ford, Seward, Finney, Thomas, and Barton counties. As Schmidt campaigns in Southwest Kansas, he has ignored calls from 8 out of 10 Kansans from both parties to expand Medicaid, and as recently as the Kansas S more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 8 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2022: * * * Maine Democratic Chair Drew Gattine issued the following statement slamming Republican former Governor Paul LePage for saying Maine was "very, very fortunate that COVID came" during this morning's Eggs and Issues gubernatorial debate. "Paul LePage's comment is an insult to Maine people, especially to the thousands of people across the state who lost a loved one to COVID. "No governor wa more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2022: * * * Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement on tonight's gubernatorial debate hosted by the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public: "Paul LePage's divisive behavior embarrassed Maine people for eight years, but even worse than what he said was what he did - like denying health care to Maine people and seniors, underfunding education, driving up property tax more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, ahead of the first gubernatorial debate, Maine people from across the state are writing to their local papers in support of Governor Mills' re-election, citing her leadership during the pandemic and her hard work on their behalf: Thomas Lohnes, China Village: I am a retired, registered independent voter...I have not always agreed with Gov. Mills. I think that she has done a good job as governor.  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 6 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: During last night's debate, Paul LePage showed that his only plan for how to win back Maine voters is to lie to their faces. Throughout the debate, he lied constantly about almost every issue that came up, and then turned around and falsely accused Governor Mills of being a liar. Here are some of LePage's most egregious false statements last night: LIE: "Never once did I attempt to even talk more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: During tonight's debate, Governor Janet Mills highlighted her stellar record of fighting for Maine's schools, students, and teachers. Since taking office in 2019, Governor Mills has raised the minimum teacher salary, fully funded the state's share of public education for the first time in history, and led the nation by signing a bill to make Maine one of the first states in the country to pro more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Paul LePage can't seem to stop fighting with people. After a bad last week where LePage repeatedly attacked Mainers, LePage is now taking to social media to argue with even more folks. In a now-deleted comment on Facebook, LePage responded to a complaint about his cuts to mental health services and his past racially charged language by saying: "Maybe do a bit of research before you post talking points." Le more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: During tonight's debate, Paul LePage once again demonstrated that he is unfit to govern Maine by lying repeatedly, launching false accusations against Governor Mills, and failing to understand simple questions about his plans for abortion rights. LePage has a long history of attacking and denigrating fellow Mainers. During his time in office, LePage's insults and threats against the people he was elected to more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: At tonight's gubernatorial debate, Paul LePage is going to lie...a lot. To help keep track of the lies, and make a fun game out of LePage's inability to tell the truth, Maine Democrats have made the LiePage Debate Bingo Card, featuring some of LePage's biggest lies from the campaign trail so far this year. Follow along to see which ones he breaks out at tonight's debate! Check the facts here more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 5 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: During tonight's debate, Paul LePage tried to downplay the likelihood that he and his Maine GOP allies would restrict Maine women's abortion rights. According to LePage, "never once did I attempt to even talk about abortion." This is a blatant lie. As governor, he frequently attended anti-abortion rallies, proclaimed "we should not have abortion", slashed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state fami more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Welcome to today's 'Masters Moment' -- a daily opportunity to shine light on Blake Masters' out-of-touch, offensive, and disqualifying beliefs and opinions. Over the next 35 days, the 'Masters Moment' will be your number one source for all things Masters. While he attempts a desperate pivot to hide his "fringe," "extreme," and "dangerous" ideas, every day we'll be releasing the audio and video to prove, more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 8 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: In yet another defeat for Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox, the Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed the Montgomery Circuit Court decision permitting elections officials to tabulate mail ballots as they arrive from voters this election season. The results of voting will not be released in any way until polls have closed. The alternative desired by Cox would have blocked the processing of ballots until more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 4 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2022: Yesterday, Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox's running mate, Gordana Schifanelli, and his endorsed candidate for attorney general, Michael Peroutka, signaled that their vendetta against Republican Governor Larry Hogan will continue throughout the rest of the election season with a pair of attacks aimed at the outgoing governor. Schifanelli has previously insinuated that Hogan is a tra more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon is beholden to special interests and outside groups at the expense of working families. Dixon prioritizes politics over job creation and would cost Michigan billions in lost investments and thousands of jobs. On Wednesday, Michigan officially secured a $2.3 billion-dollar "undeniable win" of an investment from the electric vehicle battery-making company which is slated to "cr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: For someone who claims to be a successful businesswoman, Tudor Dixon has been a vocal critic of bipartisan measures bringing landmark investments and thousands of job opportunities for Michigan and strengthening the state's economy all to score cheap political points at the expense of Michigan's working families. For weeks Dixon railed against innovation and job opportunities for rural Michiganders.  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Dangerous Tudor Dixon continues to rely on special interests to sell her wrong-for-Michigan agenda. Koch-founded Americans for Prosperity is just the latest national special interest to propping her up and broadcasting her backwards vision that would harm working families. To date, outside groups and opponents have already spent more than $16 million to push bogus attacks against Gover more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Even as the issue remains at top of mind for voters across Michigan, Tudor Dixon is doing everything in her power to distract millions of women and families from her dangerous, anti-abortion agenda that makes no exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the mother. According to recent reporting from MLive, a "frustrated" Dixon - who has been pushing the "confusi[ng]" lie that reproductive rights are " more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: DeVos sellout and bought-and-paid-for candidate Tudor Dixon is not trying to hide her campaign's reliance on special interests. In an interview with 9&10 News, she bragged about support from special interests and outside groups in the form of "a lot of ads" and "allies coming in" to prop up her wrong-for-Michigan agenda. TUDOR DIXON: The campaign is really a 24-hour-a-day job, so we're out there posti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Known conspiracy theorist Tudor Dixon has a long history of pushing baseless lies about the integrity of the 2020 election. Her effort to undermine the democratic process has now extended to her refusal to accept the results of the election in November. Dixon "has said repeatedly that the 2020 election was stolen" and agreed during multiple Republican primary debates "that widespread election fraud ch more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 4 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: At Thursday night's Western District candidate forum hosted by MTPR and Lee News, Montanans got to hear Ryan Zinke defend his track record of lies and scandals for the first time in nearly two months, after skipping the last 10 debates. Right off the bat, Ryan Zinke lied once more. He attempted to defend himself about the 18 federal ethics investigations opened about his scandal-plagued tenure at the Dep more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 7 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Montana's Eastern Congressional District is shaping up to be a race between candidates who will bow down to state and D.C. party leadership and a candidate who is willing to stand up to party leadership and deliver for Montanans. Rep. Rosendale, the Republican in the race, has time and again put national politics ahead of Montana, ignoring the will of his constituents in order to appease hardline D.C. po more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 5 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Rosendale, one of the most hardline Republican members of the U.S. House, voted last week against expanding school mental health services, despite the fact that one in five Montana children has seriously considered suicide, while 2 in 5 are showing symptoms of depression. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone following along with his record. He has consistently taken NO votes on common sense, bipartisan l more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 5, 2022: North Carolina AFL-CIO President Marybe McMillan and Communications Workers Of American union member Timmia Wiley hosted a press conference calling out Congressman Budd for being the wrong choice for workers in the U.S. Senate race. The press conference comes after a concerning report on the The Budd Group's, Budd's family company, pattern of workplace complaints, "including wrongf more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: It's another bad week for Congressman Ted Budd, as the INDY Week reported on his lackluster campaign, highlighting that he is sticking to the "Republican strategy" of not wanting "to make public appearances," nor "wanting the media to cover them," noting that "it seems like Budd doesn't want anybody to know who he is" perhaps because "Budd is uncomfortable with himself." If that wasn't bad enough, more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2022: At tomorrow's U.S. Senate debate, Ted Budd will attempt to rewrite his failed record putting his corporate backers ahead of North Carolinians and being dangerously out of step with our state. Here's four questions Budd wants to avoid at tomorrow night's debate: * What's your response to farmers who have said they "got screwed" by AgriBio Tech, the company your family was involved  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2022: On tonight's debate stage, Congressman Ted Budd will show voters that he has no plan to address the challenges working families are facing and in the U.S. Senate would lead the dangerous, far-right crusade of stripping away women's freedom and undermining democracy. CORRUPT CONGRESSMAN: Congressman Budd is a corrupt politician who wants power at all costs and plays by his own rules more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: It's finally here: the day Don Bolduc promised to unveil his big general election "strategy" after weeks of pushing an extreme, unpopular agenda and making constant stumbles that have "put him in a corner" on issue after issue. Bolduc has made a new mistake each week of the general election, and he's in full damage control mode. First, Bolduc was blasted by his own supporters after he lied  more PR

FRANKLIN, New Hampshire, Oct. 6 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Last night, residents of Franklin overwhelmingly defeated a slate of far-right MAGA extremists in city elections for offices like School Board and City Council. Extremists running for offices on the City Council and School Board like Dave Testerman -- who infamously introduced legislation in support of conversion therapy for minors and sponsored a 6-week abortion ban -- were more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2022: * * * Yesterday, Governor Sununu was on CloseUp, where he made clear that he would sign abortion restrictions again if they were on his desk and that he would not veto a budget with provisions that further his abortion ban. * * * In response, NHDP spokesperson Monica Venzke released the following statement: "Sununu has shown time and time again that he will always cave to the more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 4 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2022: * * * NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement on NHDems' and NHDems Chairman Ray Buckley's stance on parental involvement in education. "NH Democratic Chairman Ray Buckley made it clear this morning where the NH Democratic Party stands on parental involvement in their child's education. The NH Dems official stance on this issue is that parents should NO more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: To better understand how someone will legislate, especially when they don't like to answer questions, it's often helpful to see who they align themselves with. Cheri Beasley's first fundraising partnership in Congress was with anti-police and defund the police radical Cori Bush. Before long, Beasley had to quietly end the relationship. Later, she spoke with the Forsyth County Democratic Party more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 7 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Bob Burns joined WMUR for a Facebook Live event, where he continued to spout some of his most extreme, far-right policy opinions yet. During the interview, Burns doubled down on his abortion "death panel" comments from 2018, suggesting that women should be required to see (and pay for) a panel of doctors before being allowed a life-saving abortion. About the January 6th insurrection on the  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 7 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Top state Republican officials gathered for a low energy press conference that found current members of NH GOP leadership failing to spark a single idea for how to drain surging energy costs amid a battery of questions from reporters. In response, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement: "With 32 days until the election, Republicans are in the midst of a power outage of ide more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 30 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered a terrific performance in tonight's first debate of the 2022 gubernatorial campaign. Her strong record delivering on the issues New Mexicans care about most shone far beyond Ronchetti's cheap attacks and extremist policy platform. "Governor Lujan Grisham has made an incredibly strong case for her reelection. She has delivered on the day-to-da more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 7 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: New Mexico voters now know the one issue that Mark Ronchetti just won't stop talking about: banning abortion. In an effort to shore up far-right support for a flailing Republican candidate, Mike Pence campaigned for Ronchetti in Roswell today, as part of the former vice president's declared effort to ban abortion nationwide. "Ronchetti's Roswell rendezvous with Mike Pence sends a clear message to more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 7 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, TV weatherman Mark Ronchetti got the memo when it came to coordinating his wardrobe with the stream of MAGA governors who have recently come to New Mexico to stump for his campaign. Yesterday, Ronchetti and Glenn Youngkin, the extremist governor of Virginia, donned matching red sweater vests as they barnstormed and brainstormed how to ban abortion in their respective states more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 4 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Yvette Herrell is campaigning in Las Cruces with MAGA figurehead and GOP Texas Senator Ted Cruz, just days after voting against federal aid for New Mexico families impacted by the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire. The Hermit's Peak Fire Assistance Act passed both the House and Senate last week, receiving affirmative votes from all four Democrats from New Mexico's federal delegation.  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 6 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Yesterday, the Albuquerque Journal released Yvette Herrell's responses to their candidate questionnaire. On the issues of abortion and election integrity, she simply avoids giving a clear response. Yvette Herrell knows her record of hardline opposition to reproductive rights and alignment with dangerous factions of the Republican Party is too extreme for the voters of New Mexico's  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 8 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: In the runup to a convention featuring some of Donald Trump's most prominent allies in his battle to overturn the 2020 election, the Democratic Party of New Mexico challenged the Republican nominee for New Mexico Secretary of State, Audrey Trujillo, to denounce extremists Steve Bannon and Mike Lindell, both of whom are scheduled to attend the event. Both Bannon and Lindell are leaders of a sprawl more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 4 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2022: Former GOP State Representative Joan Lawrence scorches J.D. Vance as a "craven shapeshifter" and a "chameleon who will do anything to get elected" in a new op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch. Read more below: Columbus Dispatch: Former Ohio lawmaker: J.D. Vance a 'craven shapeshifter' regurgitating MAGA speak October 3, 2022 * Joan W. Lawrence served in the Ohio House of Representatives as a Republican more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 5, 2022: Gannett reported that Frank LaRose is hiring 'one or two investigators' on the taxpayer dime to look into 'illegal voting.' LaRose's latest announcement comes after he turned over exactly one person who may have voted illegally - or 0.00000012% of all registered Ohio voters - to the authorities earlier this year. The truth is LaRose knows better, but he wants to run for Senate in two years, is scared more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Frank LaRose has decided to put his arms around J.R. Majewski tomorrow, a candidate who has lied time and again both about his military service and the 2020 election. It's a shameful look from Ohio's secretary of state, but LaRose has chosen to toss shame to the side to beef up his MAGA credentials so he can run for Senate in two years. LaRose, who just announced a new department focused on 'election integrity,' is  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In case you missed it earlier this week, Frank LaRose announced a taxpayer-funded solution to a problem that doesn't exist in order to further his own political ambitions, including running for and losing a Senate race in two years. Now, the Toledo Blade Editorial Board is taking LaRose to task for his "election integrity investigators" saying LaRose is simply trying to tackle a problem that even he admits on the rec more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 8 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Polls aren't looking as favorable for Stitt as we get closer to election day. Stitt is desperate, grasping to remain relevant by diverting attention away from his decline and underhanded power grabs. The Stitt campaign seems to be scrambling for air. The campaign is all over the place in disarray, making up stories hoping voters don't see through the smoke screens when all it takes is a simple se more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 8 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release: Christine Drazan remains silent on her ties to right-wing extremists. Yesterday, reporting exposed Drazan for accepting $70,000 in campaign contributions from David Gore, "who bankrolled one of the main organizers of the Jan. 6 rally." The report also detailed Drazan's links to B.J. Soper, the leader of a far-right militia group linked to the Oath Keepers and Three Percenters. Drazan has featured Soper as a  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 6 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release: On August 18th, Salem voter James Aiken got a surprise while checking his mailbox. He received an official legislative mailing from Republican State Representative Raquel Moore-Green. It was a surprise because Moore-Green does not represent Aiken in the state legislature. Moore-Green represents House District 19. Aiken resides within House District 20, represented by Rep. Paul Evans. Moore-Green, however, i more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 4 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2022: * * * In response to new reporting from The Washington Post, which further exposes Mehmet Oz's history of pushing "potentially dangerous products" on his TV show, Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Jack Doyle issued the following statement. "Mehmet Oz is a complete fraud who will say anything to benefit himself, no matter who it hurts. "He's spent years misleading his more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: This week New Jersey fraud Mehmet Oz announced that he has poured another $7 million of his own money into his campaign to try to buy Pennsylvania's Senate seat. That brings Oz's total self-funding in the Senate race so far to a staggering more than $21 million dollars. Oz's new self-funding will now make him the #1 top self-funder candidate for federal office in the entire country this cycle. Oz more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Mehmet Oz joins GOP Senate campaign chair Rick Scott for a fundraiser in Los Angeles, a place Hollywood Oz knows well. Just this week, Rick Scott said "there are 'arguments to do' abortion restrictions 'at the federal level", providing further proof that abortion rights are on the ballot in Pennsylvania's Senate race. Oz continues to try and hide his radical anti-choice positions behind gibberish more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2022: * * * Following DeVos sellout and election denialist Tudor Dixon's divisive and desperate appearance in Warren today, MDP Chair Lavora Barnes issued the following statement. "Tonight, Michiganders saw a schoolyard bully on stage - not a leader. "Tudor Dixon hurled insults and rattled off a litany of grievances because she knows that her dangerous agenda to ban abortion and thr more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2022: The Texas Democratic Party, in collaboration with the Beto for Texas campaign, is proud to announce the launch of Val the Voting Expert, a first-of-its-kind interactive voter assistance hotline that can be used in five languages, and on five different platforms. The Texas Democratic Party is the first state party in the country to offer this type of multi-channel voter assistance at scale. Beginning more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * Following President Biden's major announcement on actions he's taking on marijuana reform - including pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, calling on governors to pardon simple state marijuana possession offenses, and asking HHS and the DOJ to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law - Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 5 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: The American Independent: Chinese telecom firm paid top Bolduc aide's firm $480,000 in lobbying feesIn case you missed it, The American Independent reported how, even though Republican U.S. Senate nominee Don Bolduc claims to be "tough on China," Rick Wiley, the senior adviser to Bolduc's campaign, "once was a registered lobbyist on behalf of a Chinese telecommunications company that is parti more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a recent 10 Wavy News story, political opportunist and extremist Jen Kiggans was caught lying about her anti-abortion record. Kiggans claimed it was "false" that she voted to block access to abortion and put the health of Virginia women at risk - but fact-checkers found that she did indeed vote to block abortion access: "Jen Kiggans can't be trusted with our health. While in the Virginia legislat more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: After a New York Times article uncovered that a paid coordinated volunteer for Governor Glenn Youngkin's campaign "had been immersed in the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol" and "assaulted a police officer with a metal barricade," Governor Glenn Youngkin has remained silent - refusing to denounce him. According to the New York Times, Joseph Brody was a coordinated volunteer for Glenn Youngkin's gube more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesli Vega, the anti-abortion extremist running in Virginia's 7th District, is attempting to resurrect her failing campaign by inviting House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to a fundraiser - just months after incessantly criticizing McCarthy as "weak" and "spineless." Vega's past criticism of McCarthy - and her promise to Virginians that she would not vote for McCarthy for Speaker of the House if Rep more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2022: As election day nears, Ron Johnson's dangerous stance on reproductive freedom is coming front and center. He's cosponsored a personhood bill that made no exceptions for abortion, even in the cases of rape and incest. Johnson has supported eight national abortion bans, including co-sponsoring the national abortion ban Lindsey Graham introduced seven times. While Johnson has tried to outrun hi more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Tim Michels remains silent on Governor Evers' proposal that would create a pathway through voter referenda to repeal the archaic and restrictive 1849 ban on abortion, scheduled for tomorrow's Special Session. Despite overwhelming opposition to the restrictions on abortion even in cases of rape or incest, Michels continues to choose radical politics that pander to the ultra-MAGA right and not the will of Wis more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2022: Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels has spent months pandering to the extreme right-wing of the Republican Party, staking out the most radical positions on abortion and reproductive health care, sowing doubt in the outcomes of Wisconsin elections, and supporting legislation that would jeopardize the safety of kids in schools. It's not surprising that a Connecticut-based politician i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Michiganders weigh their options with absentee ballots in hand and just 35 days until Election Day, it's clear that public education is one of the many issues on which Governor Whitmer and DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon have "diverging visions," according to recent reporting from Detroit News. Governor Whitmer has made "historic progress" that will impact Michigan's workforce competitiveness for generat more PR